CVE-2026-18590 (GCVE-0-2026-18590)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-08-03 06:45
Modified
2026-08-03 15:37
CWE
Summary
A vulnerability was determined in Wavlink WL-NU516U1 708c073-mt7628. Affected is the function set_sys_adm of the file adm.cgi of the component Admin Password Handler. This manipulation causes os command injection. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component. The vendor was contacted early, responded in a very professional manner and quickly released a fixed version of the affected product.
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Wavlink WL-NU516U1 Version: 708c073-mt7628
    cpe:2.3:o:wavlink:wl-nu516u1_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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